Darning last



March 16, 194s. J L SAULSBERY .2,437,758

DARNING LAST Filed Mlay 24, 1946 Inventar Patented' Mar. 16, 194slumTsi?) sfrATlzs PAT-ENT "GFFICE 2,437,758 DARNING'IQAsT Jay L.Saulsberry, Tucumcari, N. Mex.

Application May 24, 1946, Serial No. 672,034

2 claims. 1

This invention relates to new and useful improvements and structuralreiinements in darning lasts, and the principal object of the inventionis to provide a device of the character herein described, such as may beconveniently and effectively employed for the darning, or mending ofhose.

A further object of the invention is to provide a darning last which maybe readily applied to or removed from the hose and in which the hose,when applied, is held lin such position, that the portion or areathereof Iwhich is being mended, is freely and conveniently accessible.

Another object of the invention is to provide a d-arning last which issimple in construction and which can not easily become damaged.

An Iadditional object of the invention is to provide a darning lastwhich will readily lend itself to economical manufacture.

With the above more important objects in view, and such other objects asm-ay become apparent as this speciiication proceeds, the inventionconsists essentially of the arrangement land construction of parts asillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the invention,

Figure 2 is a, side elevation thereof,

Figure 3 is an end View of the same,

Figure 4 is a cross sectional view, taken in the plane of the line 4-4in Figure 1,

Figure 5 is =a side elevation, similar to that shown in Figure 2, butillustrating the base plate and the clamping piece of the invention inthe separated position,

Figure 6 is ya fragmentary perspective view of the base plate, and

Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view of the clamping piece.

Like characters are used to designate like parts in the specificationand throughout the several views.

Referring now to the accompanying drawing in detail, the inventionembodies in its construction a base plate designated generally by thereference character I0, the same consisting of a sheet of suitablematerial I I, having an elongated configuration and being providedsubstantially at the center thereof with an opening I2.

The end portions of the sheet II are arcuated to provide a pair ofdetents I3, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more fullyexplained.

A suitable strip of material is formed to constitute a frame I4, thisbeing secured to the sheet and surrounding the aforementioned openingThe clamping piece designated generally by the reference character I 5consists of a further strip of material I 6, this being conguratedcomplementarily to the strip or frame I4 and being adapted for removableinsertion into the same.

A pair of resilient clips I 'l are hingedly connected as at I8 to therelatively opposite ends of the strip I6, the free ends of the clips I1being formed with the arcuated portions I9.

When the invention is placed in use, the hose is positioned (singlethickness) between the separated base plate I0 and the clamping pieceI5, the portion or area of the hose which is to be mended being disposedover the opening I2,

Thereupon, the clamping piece l5 is positioned on the base plate I l),so that the strip I6 is received in the frame I4. It will be apparentthat in this manner, the desired portion of the hose may be stretchedover the opening I2.

To prevent the remaining portion of the hose from interfering with themending operation, said remaining portion ls clamped between the detentsI3 and the arcuate portions I9. The undesired portion of the hose willthus be retracted, or held away from the portion which is being mended.

The action of the clip I l is best illustrated lin the accompanyingFigure 5, the same being shown therein by the full lines and by thephantom lines 20.

It is believed that the advantges and use of the invention will beclearly understood from the foregoing disclosure and accordingly,further description thereof at this point is considered unnecessary.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention it is to be understood that minor changesin the details of construction, combination and arrangement of the partsmay be resorted to ywithout departing from the spirit and scope of theinvention as claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A darning last comprising in combination, an elongated base formedwith an opening substantially at the center thereof, a frame secured tosaid base and surrounding said opening, a clamping piece removablyreceivable in said frame, and a pair of sprin-g clips hingedly connectedto said clamping piece, said clips being releasably engageable with theends of said base.

2. A darning last comprising in combination, an elongated base plateformed with an opening substantially at the center thereof, and havingits end portions arcuated to provide a pair of 3 detents, a framesecured to said base and surrounding said opening, a clamping piececomprising an endless strip of material adapted for removable insertioninto said frame, and a pair of resilientl clips hngedly connected at oneend thereof to the relatively opposite ends of said clamping piece, theremaining ends of said clips being arcuated and releasably engaging saiddetents,

JAY L. SAULSBERRY.

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